The Associated Press

Kulp will serve the remaining 13 months of Suder’s term. He defeated Democrat Ken Slezak and independent Tim Swiggum, the former mayor of Owen.

A Republican school voucher advocate beat a Democratic community activist in Tuesday’s special election for the state Assembly district seat that includes South Milwaukee, Oak Creek and part of Franklin.

In a Republican primary for the 82nd Assembly District, Franklin Alderman Ken Skowronski defeated three others and will run against Democrat John Hermes, the Greendale village president, in a special election Dec. 17, to replace Republican Jeff Stone.